This fascinating video shows how they build an airplane

"Airplanes are pressurised cylinders zooming through the air 10km above the ground", begins this cheerful video, setting a panic-inducing tone for how airplanes are made.

This fascinating video shows how they build an airplane

It can be a bit uncomfortable to think about the airplanes we use to head on holidays are made out of two million bit of metal bolted together.

Among the fun facts: to test the engines, they shoot several dead ducksinto the jet to make sure it can handle a flock of birds. Oh, and the wings are made out of tape. No, really.

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